Had my first day of class on Monday from 10 until 3:30 with a break for lunch. So far it is challenging, but luckily the other students are at about my level and the class is small.
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| Puerta del Sol- 2 minute walk from my room and class. |
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| Statue in la Puerta del Sol. |
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| Lunch spot with 2 of my classmates. 1 euro sandwiches! |
After class took a long walk over to the Prado area and went to the Botanical Gardens.
Some of my favorite pictures from the garden:
Tuesday I had class again until the afternoon. I wanted to go out and see the sights before everything started closing, so I went back to my room quickly and was back out again. I ended up at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which is across the street from what I imagine is the much more crowded Prado with a nice, not overwhelmingly large collection and maybe most importantly... air conditioning.
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| Cool building I came across on my walk. |
Great photo of the bear and the tree, an iconic landmark. The ornate building in the last photo reminds me of the post office where I left a favorite fountain pen in 1975. It was an orange Shaeffer. Would you mind gong in and asking if anyone turned it in?
ReplyDeleteI love that you got a sandwich at the Museo de Jamon!
Oops - Museo DEL Jamon - wish I knew how to do accent marks on this thing.
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA I am sure that they have been holding on to that pen for you.
ReplyDeleteMuseo del Jamon is the best. So cheap!